Hitchhiking of host biology by beneficial symbionts enhances transmission

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ott, Brittany M ^a   Cruciger, Michael ^a   Dacks, Andrew M ^a   Rio, Rita V M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEECH; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LEECHES; MUCUS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84920643840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05825     Document Type: Article

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